Childhood Friends/Lovers
This list consists of my favourite dramas with Childhood Friends/Lovers + Time Skip to where they fall in love.
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1. 49 Days
Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
the fl and ml were high school classmates that had a hate/love relationship because of his one sided love, and then they reunite and get closer when she takes over someone's body. Also the second ml and fl were childhood sweethearts who grew up and loved each other.
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2. Angel Eyes
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
I personally didn't like the time skip plot line. I loved the chemistry between the young actors, and that's why I put it on this list. I forget why I rated it so high lol.
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3. Can You Hear My Heart
Korean Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
the mls and the fl met when they were young: fl and ml met, and some reason all i really remember is an incident when they were in a tree with each other lol. and the other ml and fl met because they're step siblings. and then the ml and the second ml become like brothers due to an incident. they mls and the fl all meet in the future when they're older and fall in love.
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4. Doctors
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
in this drama, the two main leads meet as a high school teacher and a student. they end up having this connection and then get separated until years later in the future where they reunite as doctors in the field.
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5. I Hear Your Voice
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
this drama is about how the ml can hear other people's thoughts. the ml and fl meet when she helps save him by testifying against the accused in a case, even though it makes her life really tragic in the future. but she mustered up the bravery and then he fell for her for saving him. they reunite in the future.
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6. In Time with You
Taiwanese Drama - 2011, 13 episodes
the two ml's were high school students and were bitter enemies, at least from her perspective. he was in love with her since high school, and followed her to college, and that's when they became real friends, and then in the future they were best friends which eventually lead to their love requited
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7. Just Between Lovers
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
this drama is about a catastrophe where the ml's are involved in a mall collapse, and they are stuck in the broken down mall together before getting separated. in the future they reunite and slowly realize who each other are.
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8. One Fine Day
Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
in this drama the two mls are step siblings due to their mother and father's marriage, and they become a happy family until their parents pass away. he searches for her and they finally reunite where they eventually fall in love that becomes a love that is different than sibling love.
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9. Pinocchio
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
the two main leads meet in past due to certain circumstances, and he begins to live with her family. they grow up together and slowly fall in love which carries on to the present storyline.
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10. Stairway to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
this drama is a classic cinderella story. the fl's mother dies and he remarries the "evil step-mother" which creates a lot of tragedy. the ml and fl are childhood sweethearts, but have to separate due to him moving to america. when they try to reunite again, she gets into a car accident and is presumed dead. later on in the future where she has no memory of him and her life, they reunite, and slowly she begins to fall in love with him until she regains her memory.
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11. Thirty but Seventeen
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
the ml and fl knew each other when they were in high school but due to an accident she falls in a coma and he thinks she died. they reunite in the future without realizing who they are and they slowly get small hints along the way, as well as fall in love, until they find out their true identities.
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12. I Need Romance Season 3
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
the ml lives with the fl and her mother due to his mother always busy with work, so they care for him and his well being. they reunite in the future, where he is in love with her, and her slowly falling for him as well.
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13. Uncontrollably Fond
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
the two main leads were high school class mates but due to circumstances, they separate. they reunite in the future, where he is still in love with her, and they slowly get closer as she falls for him as well.
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14. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
in this drama the two main leads knew each other in school, maybe elementary school, and then they meet again in the future where they are in a school for athletes, him as a swimmer, and her as a weightlifter. he falls for her very quickly and she slowly falls in love.
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15. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
the main leads knew each other in the past due to being kidnapped together, and they reunite in the future where the fl becomes the ml's assistant. he knows who she is from the beginning but she slowly begins to recall, especially due to memory blocks. they also slowly fall in love after she says she wants to quit, as after that the main plot becomes into play.
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16. While You Were Sleeping
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
the ml and fl knew each other from the past but didn't realize who they were. they are connected to each other due to seeing each other in their dreams and are able to predict when something tragic is about to happen. they slowly get to know each other and fall in love as they try to figure out why they are having these dreams. there are also two different characters that connect with their past and the dreams, as well as them.
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17. The Legend of the Blue Sea
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
this series is a little different. it involves with reincarnation between a human and a mermaid, and then reuniting a few times. they reunite once, and then she erases his memory to save his life but goes to find him. he slowly falls back in love and remembers her.
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18. Missing You
Korean Drama - 2012, 21 episodes
the main leads meet when they're in high school and become high school sweethearts. a tragic incident happens that causes them to separate. she is presumed dead and he doesn't give up on searching for her, not believing she is dead. he becomes a police officer for that reason. they reunite in the future, and rekindle their love after many heartbreaking scenes.
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19. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
the ml and fl meet when they're young. once with her parents before her mom passes away, and then later in high school where they don't really communicate, but just have some connections of what they do and where they go. in the future they reunite in the same town and slowly fall in love and then realize who they are.
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20. Autumn Tale
Korean Drama - 2000, 16 episodes
in this drama the ml and fl are "Siblings". it is a melodrama.... and in the drama it involves two babies being switched by accident, and because of that the fl is raised with her parents who are not biologically related. later on, they switch the children back and the ml and fl are separated. in the future they reunite in the same town again after they are grown up, where they slowly fall in love with each other.
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21. Romance Is a Bonus Book
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
the ml and fl are childhood friends, and continue to grow up with each other. the ml is in a one sided love with the fl where she has no idea. her life takes a turn and she begins to live with him and joins his company as an employee. she slowly falls in love with him as well.
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22. She Was Pretty
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
the ml and fl knew each other in school when they were younger until he ended up moving away. in he future they decide to reunite but because he changed so much for the better and she felt like she changed for the worst, her friend helps hide her idenitity. the ml and fl reunite in the workplace as her boss. until he finds out who she is, he is really aggravated with the fl as it drives him nuts that she is similar to the person he loves. when he does indeed find out, it's all romance from there on.
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23. Soundtrack #1
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
although this is short and it doesn't really show us when they were childhood friends, i think this drama fits this category completely. it's about how the male lead had a this quiet brooding love for his female friend for 8 years, and then they begin to live to each other and certain things come to light. it was a beautiful series.